We Have a New BOY You'll Be Obsessed With (Hint: It's Two Kick-Ass Girls Who Can Really Sing)

I'm forever indebted to Jen for turning me on to BOY, the indie pop duo from Germany, made up of—get this—two awesome girls, Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass. It's pretty rare that I fall so hard for a band, but after seeing them in concert a few weeks ago, I immediately bought their album, Mutual Friends, stalked their site to get my hands on swag, and told my friends exactly what to google in order to become equally as obsessed (Hint: Google BOY + "Little Numbers," otherwise you'll be stuck with a search filled with N'SYNC and BSB, which admittedly, is never a bad thing). Get to know the girls of BOY! Glamour: I have to tell you that your concert was one of my absolute favorite shows. I brought a friend, and she said, "Caitlin, I can't even look at you right now. You look too happy!" Valeska Steiner: Really? Wow! That's so nice to hear. Glamour: So how did you two meet? VS: We met at a music workshop in Hamburg in 2005. The purpose of the workshop was to meet other musicians who you could potentially form a band with. We liked each other when we met

I'm forever indebted to Jen for turning me on to BOY, the indie pop duo from Germany, made up of—get this—two awesome girls, Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass. It's pretty rare that I fall so hard for a band, but after seeing them in concert a few weeks ago, I immediately bought their album, Mutual Friends, stalked their site to get my hands on swag, and told my friends exactly what to google in order to become equally as obsessed (Hint: Google BOY + "Little Numbers," otherwise you'll be stuck with a search filled with N'SYNC and BSB, which admittedly, is never a bad thing). Get to know the girls of BOY!

Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass

Glamour: When it comes to your music, what inspires you?

VS: It actually works a bit differently for both of us because we don't write together in one room. Sonja always creates her own instrumental tracks in the beginning, and then she sends them to me, and I find lyrics and a melody and send them back to her. We work via email in the beginning. But I think that Sonja is inspired by quiet—she works in a quiet room at home with all of her instruments. I'm inspired by things that happen to me or the stories that my friends tell. It's important to look around and find the story.

Glamour: Wow, that's so interesting that you do so much of your writing separately, via email!

VS: In the beginning, we tried jamming together, but it was very frustrating because we found that nothing came out. We decided it was best when we both had a little bit of space for ourselves to write at our own speed. So we send each other ideas, talk on the phone, or meet for coffee.

Glamour: I saw that your mom was working the merch table at your New York show. That's so nice—do you always travel with your family?

VS: No, she just wanted to come see the show because it was a big deal that we were playing in New York. Both of my parents were there, actually.

Glamour: I'm really amazed by the fact that even though you both have German accents when you speak, when it comes to your singing voice, I could've thought that you were from New York! Do you ever think about your accent when you sing?

VS: Not really, but I'm glad that it seems to work somehow! I've mostly listened to music that was in English, so it was always in my ears. English has always been a language that was around me, so it doesn't really feel like a foreign language.

Glamour: I've been playing your single "Little Numbers" on repeat for weeks now, which is all about a woman waiting for her crush to call. I couldn't help but wonder how the song would be different if texting was involved.

VS: When I wrote the lyrics, I was thinking about a situation where you're at home and won't dare leave the house because the phone could ring at any moment. Now, I realize that you can just go outside because everyone has a cell phone. It was a very old-fashioned thought. I experienced it when I was 12 or something. Young people now probably won't understand!

And now, check out BOY playing an acoustic version of their song "Waitress."